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Special Assignments  are free  DLC Quests  in  Monster Hunter World (MHW) . Players will need to complete these quests to access content added after the initial launch of MHW.

You can do these particular quests ONLY ONCE each, though you can join people posting the quest even if you have already completed the quest yourself. A few of these Special Assignments acts as gates in a quest line, opening up the next one in sequence. The others are either the final quest in the line or a standalone quest that unlocks the full fight with the new monster. This is what you are ultimately after, because completing these quests will unlock a somewhat equivalent Optional Quest that you fight this new monster in, and that quest is repeatable indefinitely for farming and glory!

NB: Special Assignments are not available in High Rank when you're with the Serious Handler during the Iceborne story progression.

Master Rank Special Assignments (Iceborne Expansion)

Master Rank Special Assignments are available in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne from October 10th 2019, with Patch 11.01 . Players can find Purple exclamation marks in Seliana to begin special assignments. The first one is Sterling Pride, given to you by the Admiral in Seliana.

Is it possible to do an SA, slay the target, carve it, and then back out of MHW before the timer runs out, so you can redo the SA? Most SAs, like SSJ Rajang, are the only hunt you can see unique interactions or turfs, and as fun as it is to join someone else's game, multiplayer HP is debatably more harmful to witness a gimmick time and time again than helpful.

Blazing black twilight isn't listed as a special assignment, though it sounds all of these are fillers like the last of pre-iceborne special assignment only those included cross universe quests, which was... interesting.

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Hi i got a big Problem. Since i updated my MHW base game to the Iceborn Edition and all my Special Assignments are gone i can't even open the category and that's why i would like to know of anybody of y'all know if it is a bug or are they gone forever because i wasn't able to finish them all and it would be very anfing of i can't complete them.

When will available for pc???

are these available indefinitely, or is there a time limit to them? I'm playing with a couple of friends, and have been holding back on progressing through the story and ranks so we mostly go at the same pace, as a result I am still rank 4; but I really dont want to miss the DMC related one...

The legendary beast one shows 30 min time limit

"All assignments have a 50 minutes time limit and the "Faint 3 times" failure conditions." Pandora's Arena is 15 minutes

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Special Assignments

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In Special Assignments , Erast Fandorin, nineteenth-century Russia’s suavest sleuth, faces two formidable new foes: One steals outrageous sums of money, the other takes lives. “The Jack of Spades” is a civilized swindler who has conned thousands of rubles from Moscow’s residents–including Fandorin’s own boss, Prince Dolgorukoi. To catch him, Fandorin and his new assistant, timid young policeman Anisii Tulipov, must don almost as many disguises as the grifter does himself. “The Decorator” is a different case altogether: A savage serial killer who believes he “cleans” the women he mutilates and takes his orders from on high, he must be given Fandorin’s most serious attentions. Peopled by a rich cast of eccentric characters, and with plots that are as surprising as they are inventive, Special Assignments will delight Akunin’s many fans, while challenging the gentleman sleuth’s brilliant powers of detection. Praise from England: “Boris Akunin’s wit and invention are a source of constant wonder.” –Evening Standard “[Fandorin is] a debonair combo of Sherlock Holmes, D’Artagnan and most of the soulful heroes of Russian literature. . . . This pair of perfectly balanced stories permit the character of Fandorin to grow.” –The Sunday Telegraph “Agatha Christie meets James Bond: [Akunin’s] plots are intricate and tantalizing. . . . [These stories] are unputdownable and great fun.” –Sunday Express “The beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction.” –The Times

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In this thrilling collection of two novellas, Akunin (The Winter Queen) pits Erast Fandorin, his brilliant Russian detective who serves as the deputy for special assignments to the governor-general of czarist Moscow, against two different but equally deadly foes. In the comical "The Jack of Spades," Fandorin finds a Watsonian sidekick in Anisii Tulipov, a luckless and overeducated errand boy whose life changes when Fandorin takes him under his wing. The pair must face a cunning con man and thief, reminiscent of the great French antihero, Ars ne Lupin. Things take a darker turn in "The Decorator," when Fandorin fears that Jack the Ripper is continuing his slaughter of prostitutes, this time in 1889 Russia. Clever writing and tight plotting, coupled with a willingness to shock readers by sacrificing significant characters, continue to cement Akunin's reputation as one of the finest contemporary authors of classic crime fiction.

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ALCGENL 046/21 SUBJ: AY22 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS KICK-OFF A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8A B. ALCGENL 042/21 Enlisted Personnel Management Assignment Year 2022 Kick Off C. https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-epm/SitePages/Special.aspx D. https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-epm/DropOffLibrary/Forms/ AllItems1.aspx?PageView=Shared&InitialTabId=Ribbon.WebPartPage&Visibility Context=WSSWebPartPage E. https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/psc-epm/SitePages/Panels.aspx 1. This message kicks off the AY22 Special Assignments (SA) process. 2. All members are highly encouraged to pursue at least one Special Assignment during their career. These career broadening assignments provide members valuable opportunities to represent their ratings, network, and learn about other operational and mission support activities, making them ideal candidates for future assignments to highly visible leadership and management positions (e.g. Silver Badge, OIC, School Chief). 3. SA offers a variety of programs available to all ratings, ranking from PO3 to POCM. Information on all programs can be found at Ref (C). 4. Eligibility: a. Meet requirements listed in Ref (A), Article 1.E.2 and elsewhere in the chapter for specific programs. b. Additional requirements listed in the Program's corresponding ALCGENL and/or Information Sheet located at Ref (C). 5. Solicitation Process: Each SA will have a separate ALCGENL announcement highlighting eligibility requirements, application procedures, and timelines. These messages will be published periodically on behalf of Programs between now and 31 Jul 2021. 6. Application Procedures: a. All SA positions require the member to submit the Standard Application located at Ref (C). Members should pay close attention to the requirements in the Standard Application as well as Program Information Sheets and the ALCGENL. b. Certain SA positions also require the member to submit a 'My Panel Submission' in Direct Access. Per the Program's ALCGENL, members are directed to only submit their name in this process. Command Endorsement and Memorandum shall be submitted as part of the Standard Application process. c. Incomplete and/or improperly formatted applications will be returned. Deadline extensions will not be granted to correct errors. d. Release from Rating: The Special Assignments AO will coordinate the release from rating process after the panels convening date. Applicants should not contact their AO requesting to be released. However, all members are encouraged to conduct career counseling with their rating AO, to include ideal timing on when to pursue a SA. 7. Electronic Information - Personnel Data Record (EI-PDR): Updated and accurate EI-PDRs are crucial to a members application and screening potential. All members are encouraged to begin the process of reviewing and updating their EI-PDR now. Detailed instructions are available in the Standard Application Package located at Ref (C). 8. Extensions and Retirements: a. Members desiring an extension should follow the guidance provided in their specific program's ALCGENL as well as notify their Commands to include their extension request in command concerns. b. Members asking for retirement from SA in AY22 should submit their request NLT 01 Aug 2021 to ensure backfill requirements can be met. 9. Commands: SA command concerns (for positions appearing on PAL as PO) are due NLT 01 Aug 2021. Please use the guidance located at Ref (D). 10. Tentative panel schedule can be found at Ref (E). 11. Points of contact: CWO3 Jaime Baldueza, Special Assignments Officer, (202) 795-6587 or [email protected]. 12. Released by: CDR R. Deisher. 13. Internet release authorized.

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Assignments are challenges featured in Battlefield V . Similar to past installments, players must complete specific tasks in order to complete them. Four categories of assignments are available: special assignments, challenge assignments, Tides of War assignments, and daily orders. Special assignments feature two to five specific tasks with two, three, or all tasks needing to be finished in order to complete the respective assignment. Upon completion, special assignments will award Company Coin , other awards such as Dog Tags or cosmetic options. Three Daily Orders are available at any time and are refreshed every twenty-four hours, requiring only one task to be completed. Upon completion, players will be awarded Company Coin and XP .

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Assault [ ], support [ ], gamemode [ ], miscellaneous [ ], challenge assignments [ ], classes & combat roles [ ], gadgets [ ], weapons [ ], vehicles [ ], tides of war [ ].

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Lightning strikes [ ], trial by fire [ ], defying the odds [ ], booster pack [ ], daily orders [ ], vehicle [ ].

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‘You're doing something good': Bay Area agent talks being Latina in the FBI

S olving cases for the FBI requires a lot of skills, but a special agent in the Bay Area never thought being Latina would be one of them. 

At the FBI field office in San Francisco, there are fewer than 10 Spanish-speaking special agents.

“I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico,” said FBI Special Agent Kathia Colon.

She said she never imagined one day she would work for one of the most prominent law enforcement agencies in the world -- and that her culture would play a big part.

She first joined the bureau 20 years ago as an intelligence analyst.

“I was hired to work Latin America matters initially, but 9/11 happened in 2001 and so they realized they needed more support,” said Colon.

So, she was reassigned to international terrorism.

“They trained me, I learned a little bit about Islam to be familiar with the culture and the religion. Learned a little bit of Arabic,” she said.

She’s worked alongside special agents for years under this assignment, and many were women.

“I looked at them and I figured, ‘I think I can do this too’, so I applied,” said Colon.

After what she describes as a lengthy process, in 2006, special agent Colon moved to the Bay Area, cracking scams targeting the Latino community.

“Very compelling case, a lot of immigrants that didn’t speak English were victims of these three individuals,” said Colon. “And it was a wonderful experience to be able to use my background and my Spanish language to be able to connect with these victims.”

The special agent said being Latina and bilingual have also played a big role when recruiting informants to solve multiple cases across the Bay Area.

Colon credits those skills with helping her investigate one of the most notorious crime sprees now plaguing San Francisco -- smash-and-grabs.

The agent said the bureau’s been able to intercept attempts to sell stolen electronics, thanks to her success building sources within the hispanic community in the Mission District.

Now, as Colon looks back on the last two decades of putting her life on the line, “A lot of risky moments, moments in which I have felt very vulnerable,” she said, there’s one thing that keeps her going.

"The feeling that you’re doing something good for the world, that you’re putting bad, violent people behind bars. And you have that purpose of making everything around you safer, helps you get over that anxiety,” said Colon.

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Giants STC Michael Ghobrial Excited About New Kickoff Rule Change

The Giants' new special teams coordinator talked about the new kickoff rule, his coaching style, and more in his first video conference with Giants reporters.

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The NFL is trying to to inject a little more excitement into its kickoffs while at the same time adhering to its commitment to player safety. As such, the league approved the adaptation of the kickoff rule that has been a staple of the XFL. This new rule  has Michael Ghobrial, the New York Giants' new special teams coordinator, excited about the challenges it presents.  

"It's exciting to game plan. It's exciting to kind of find the little nuances when it comes to that specific rule change," Ghobrial said during his first video call in his new post.

"But when it comes down to it, I've always felt that every special teams play requires a certain level of effort, a certain level of technique and a certain level of violence. So those will be the foundational pieces of that rule change. And then, obviously, we need to figure out what our best foot forward is in terms of attacking that. We'll do that this spring."

Much like the players, who are getting used to the nuances of the new rule and who will also need to adjust from how things were done in the past, Ghobrial is still wrapping his head around the changes and how he can not only teach it, but scheme it to the Giants' advantage.

  "Players have come up, and you know, they have been simple questions, and to the best of my knowledge, I'm going to give them those answers," he said.

The Giants have made a point to bring in players with special teams value, as well as re-signing some of their own. Gunner Olszewski, Casey Kreiter, Isaiah Simmons, Darnay Holmes, Carter Coughlin, Nick McCloud were all brought back. Isaiah McKenzie, Miles Boykin and Matthew Adams were among the outsiders signed that have special teams experience as well.

The Giants had trouble trying to find a stable kick returner last season, trying players such as Eric Gray and Parris Campbell to no avail. The Giants now have two players with kick return experience on the roster in Olszewski and McKenzie, though both have primarily been punt return specialists. 

Olszewski returned a punt for a touchdown in last season's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the team's first since 2015. Ghobrial has an immense respect for returners and cites them as the "most dangerous guys" with the ball in their hands.

"I think when you look at it globally, you know, those are the baddest dudes back there, the most dangerous guys with the ball in their hands. So there's a skill set that could be very productive for certain types of returns, and there's another skill set that could be more productive for other types of returns. 

"Again, it goes back to who your best 11 is, and your returners are definitely part of that conversation. And you have to evolve your scheme. It's got to feature those guys, whether it's a guy that hits it a million miles per hour or whether it's a jitterbug-type guy that can make you miss. I think both are relevant to this new rule change. It will be exciting to see what we've got."

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